Photographer's Note

This lovely lady was a food server at the gathering to welcome visitors to her village. We were served fish and fried plantains on a banana leaf, with a hibiscus flower for decoration. The location was the meeting hall of the village of the Emberá tribe in Eastern Panama. The village consists of palm-thatched huts with dirt or elevated wooden floors. The meeting hall had open sides all around, and was quite large. The Emberá people are open and friendly, and welcome visitors to their town(s).